Dr. Vera Nies is an internationally oriented and experienced Programme Manager at Foundation Lygature. Lygature is a not-for-profit foundation that focusses on setting up and managing public-private partnerships, with the ultimate goal to make a long-lasting beneficial impact to the health of all.

Vera was originally trained as a Medical Biologist (Radboud University Nijmegen). She subsequently obtained a PhD in the field of Molecular Mechanisms of Health and Disease (University of Groningen). Vera gained experience in the pharmaceutical industry working as a Regulatory Affairs Manager at Novartis. She joined Lygature as Programme Manager in 2018. Since then, she has been involved in several projects such as RADAR-AD, the European Lead Factory, and a project on Pandemic Preparedness. Nowadays, she combines experience in setting up and leading multi-stakeholder partnerships with expertise in regulatory affairs and patient & public involvement (PPI). She is leading the programme management for ILLUMINATE, an IHI funded partnership aiming to improve theranostics for prostate cancer treatment. In addition, Vera is also co-lead of Lygature’s PPI team, and involved in the recruitment of new opportunities for collaborations (so please approach her if you are keen to explore novel collaborations).

Presentation: The power of ILLUMINATE: A unique approach to improve theranostic options for prostate cancer patients.